The Oakland Athletics have signed a binding agreement to purchase land in Las Vegas, signaling the end of a storied era that began more than five decades ago. Team officials announced on Wednesday that the franchise had finalized a deal with Red Rock Resorts to buy a 49-acre site just west of the Las Vegas... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Matt Zambonin/HHOF-IIHF Images In February, the International Olympic Committee ("IOC") and the International Ice Hockey Federation met with NHL executives, including Commissioner Gary Bettman, and discussed addressing some of the issues which led the NHL to deny granting its players permission to participate in the Pyeongchang Games in 2018. Hockey fans around the... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Jerome Solomon / Houston Chronicle Currently, the NBA regular season is just over half-way through. This season has featured several captivating storylines such as: the "Battle for LA" between the Showtime Lakers and the Kawhi Leonard-led Clippers, the analytics-driven Rockets, and a highly competitive Eastern Conference post-LeBron James. As a result, NBA fans... Continue Reading →
Eric Wood’s odd two-minute “retirement” press conference may have been without precedent in NFL history, but the contractual dispute over his bonus money may not be.